Scaling SQL Server 2012 – Part 1

When considering how to improve the scalability of a SQL Server workload, many people jump to the conclusion that scaling up or scaling out are the only answers. This course will show you that there are a huge number of things you can do to improve performance and scalability before you should even think of scale-up or scale-out. The bulk of the course describes architecture and design issues in both the application and the database that can affect scalability, along with demonstrations of some of the issues and detailed scripts to help you find the issues in the first place. The course ends with a section on common indexing problems that can drastically limit a workload’s scalability, along with how to identify and fix them. Save your company a bunch of money by postponing the scaling decision through fixing your existing scalability bottlenecks, not ignoring them! This course is perfect for anyone who is responsible for improving the performance and scalability of a SQL Server workload, with most topics applicable to SQL Server 2005 onward.

ASP.NET MVC Scaffolding

Each version of ASP.NET MVC has seen an increase in developer productivity features. However, that reaches a whole new level with the addition of MVC Scaffolding. Whether you are an MVC newbie or an experienced MVC developer looking for an increase in productivity, MVC Scaffolding has something for you. This course will start with the basics and then dive into more advanced features of MVC Scaffolding that will allow you to develop applications with shocking speed, customized to the specific needs of your application. MVC Scaffolding is absolutely a tool that every MVC developer should have in their toolbox!

Implementing Undo in ASP.NET WebForms and MVC

There’s loads of advice out there recommending that you implement an Undo feature in your website instead of popping up warning messages to protect users from “dangerous” operations. But there’s not a lot of advice out there for how to actually go about doing this in ASP.NET, in either WebForms or MVC. In this course, Keith Brown walks you through his implementation of undo at pluralsight.com to help you get a feel for how you might implement such a feature in your own website.

ASP.NET 4.0 New Features

This course covers the new features that were added to ASP.NET 4.0, including ViewState improvements, routing, deployment, and several additional miscellaneous enhancements.

ASP.NET Dynamic Data Fundamentals

In this tutorial, we build a simple campaign management application using Dynamic Data and EF 4. We start by modeling our business domain using the Model-First approach, and see how to access data using familiar ASP.NET pages. Then we move on to exploring the Dynamic Data infrastructure and learn to customize it to our specific needs. Next we drill down into Dynamic Data controls and learn how to use them in custom web pages. We also learn how to add validation and business rules to our application. Finally we set out to improve our architecture by achieving better separation of concerns.

ASP.NET MVC 3.0 Fundamentals

In this course we’ll look at the new features of the ASP.NET MVC 3.0 framework, including the new Razor view engine, new unobtrusive AJAX features, NuGet package management, and more.

ASP.NET Ajax JavaScript and jQuery

This course covers the details of working with JavaScript and jQuery in the context of ASP.NET Ajax.

ASP.NET MVC 2.0 Fundamentals

The ASP.NET MVC 2.0 framework adds a number of important new features, including data annotations, client validation, and model templates. This course will dive into these topics in addition to asynchronous controllers, areas, and more.

ASP.NET MVC Fundamentals

ASP.NET MVC is a supplemental framework built on top of ASP.NET that supports the construction of Model View Controller based applications as an alternative to the post-back model of traditional ASP.NET applications. Building Web applications using MVC enables a clear separation of concerns between presentation and control logic, creates a test-friendly application that supports test-driven development (TDD), allows for finer-grained control over rendered HTML and JavaScript, and simplifies control over the URL space of an application. This course will dive into the MVC pattern and the ASP.NET framework architecture to give you the knowledge you need to develop web applications using ASP.NET and the ASP.NET MVC framework.

Pluralsight – ASP.NET Ajax Advanced Topics

This course covers advanced topics in ASP.NET Ajax including custom controls, application design, and debugging.

ASP.NET 3.5 Working With Data

ASP.NET has established itself as one of the most productive environments for building web applications and more developers are switching over every day. The 2.0 release of ASP.NET builds on the same componentry of 1.1, improving productivity of developers even further by providing standard implementations of common Web application features like membership, persistent user profile, and Web parts, among others. The 3.5 release adds several new controls including the flexible ListView and the LinqDataSource, as well as integrated suport for ASP.NET Ajax. This course will cover the data access, caching, and state management features of ASP.NET.

ASP.NET 3.5 Security

This course covers the membership and security features of ASP.NET.

ASP.NET 3.5 Advanced Topics

This course covers more advanced topics in ASP.NET 3.5 including the HTTP Pipeline, custom controls, and asynchronous pages.

SharePoint 2013 Developer Ramp-Up – Part 1-6

Part 1: In this course students will get up to speed on SharePoint 2013 both from a SKU/license perspective as well as from a capability and architectural perspective. The different deployment models will also be covered in depth (on-premise / hosted [Office 365] / hybrid) and an overview on the different development and extensibility options.

SharePoint 2010 Developer Ramp-Up – Part 1-6

Part 1 Getting into SharePoint 2010 development? This course is for you! You’ll learn the basics of SharePoint 2010 architecture and the products involved. Students will also get a crash course in working with PowerShell for SharePoint as Microsoft now recommends all command line management of SharePoint 2010 be done with PowerShell. Students will also get an introduction to the new developer tools included in Visual Studio 2010 as well as how to develop in terms of Features and Solutions.

SharePoint 2010 Administrator Ramp-Up – Part 1-8

Part 1: This course covers the concepts and skills required to install SharePoint Server 2010 and configure a new SharePoint farm. You will learn about the prerequisite software that must be installed prior to installing SharePoint Server 2010 as well how to make the correct choices when going through the installation process. The course also discusses farm topologies and how to properly create a new farm along with the configuration database and the Central Administration site.

SharePoint 2007 Developer Ramp-Up – Part 1-8

Part 1: This course is ideal for those who are just getting into SharePoint 2007 development. Students first go through the process of understanding how SharePoint is installed & architected on the server and what products are involved. A high-level introduction of the differences between Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is covered as well as a brief introduction to how to customize & personalize sites using the browser based mode.

Scrum Fundamentals

This course introduces the business case for Scrum, the core Scrum framework, and and the raw ingredients for bootstrapping Scrum in your organization. Later modules discuss personal tips and insights from David’s years of experience using, teaching, and coaching Scrum.

Creating N-Tier Applications in C#, Part 2

In part 2 of this series, you’ll continue to learn about building N-Tier applications using domain driven design techniques. You’ll learn how to structure tests within your solution, how to design your application’s persistence strategy, and how to reuse your core domain objects between multiple front-end applications.

Creating N-Tier Applications in C#, Part 1

In part 1 of this series, you’ll learn why separating software application logic into layers is a common practice, as well as some pros and cons of doing so. You’ll see how monolithic applications can evolve into N-Tier applications, including two approaches: Data Centric and Domain Centric (or DDD) designs.